hundred years' war, 1339-1453

In 1366, while England is at war with Spain, young Alleyne Edricson becomes a squire to Sir Nigel Loring and travels to France to join a bold band of archers known as the White Company.

Discusses the war between England and France that began in 1337 and continued until the English defeat in 1453.

Presents a collection of essays describing the origins of the Hundred Years War, chivalry's effect on fourteenth and fifteenth-century warfare, the religion of the monarchy, Joan of Arc's understanding of the war, and more, and contains a chronology of the kings and timeline.